Ok here are my Coco Tips.
Use Buffered Coco and if you really want your plants to Rock on, then mix 10% Worm Castings and 10% Rice Hulls to offset the poor airation of the Worm Castings.
If you use Straight Coco then don't use any Perlite.
Every time you add stuff to the Coco it lessen's the CEC ratio the Coco Nutrient is designed for, & just takes up root space.. Perlite does nothing for the perfomance of Coco unless you are using poor quality Coco to begin with. The Worm Castings make a big difference and it's more than worth the trade off. The Microbes from the Worm Castings can't be overstated!!!!......It took a while, but now this Stuff called Recharge is all the rage...Don't bother with that overpriced stuff just use Worm Castings
Leave 30mm space at the top of the Pot.
If you use poor quality or Brick Coco then Flush Flush Flush and Flush again with just Plain Water then Buffer as per Paragraph 4.
If you use Coco correctly then Fungus Gnats will be an issue...So here's the good Oil on that...Place Flyscreen or cotton Cloth in the Bottom of the Pots before adding in you Media
This will stop them getting into the bottom drain holes in the Pots, this is often overlooked..Place 1 Teaspoon of Mosquito Bits evenly over the top of the Coco..When your Plants are about 2 weeks old place course Sand or small crushed sharp gravel on the top of the Media about 20 to 30 mm deep, this will stop them getting in the Top.
When Prepping the Coco mix up 1.5 ML per liter of Cal/Mag and 4 Ml per liter of Rhizotonic or Seasol and PH it to 5.8 let it sit for at least 2 days and check and adjust the PH if necessary and flush it with at least 100% run off.
These are the following nutrients I use
Canna Coco A&B
Calmax (Calmag)
Cannazym (not necessary if you do not use Worm Castings)
Seasol or Rhizotonic
PK 13/14 (1 week as directed early flower)
Basic E.C. Levels assuming the Water has an E.C of 0.2
Seedlings------ 1.0 to 1.2 E.C
Veg -------- 1.2 to 1.5 E.C.
Flower ------ 1.5 to 1.8 I usually sit at 1.6 for flower except for the 1 week of PK then it's about 1.8 E.C
Late Flower---- 1.2
Last Week just PH water with Cannazym or just PH water...I use Cannazym to help reduce shock
Always let your nutrient sit for 2 to 3 days before using it, the PH will drift during that time. After 2 or 3 days adjust it and it will be rock steady.
Don't leave your Nutrient any longer than 10 days....Always use and Air Bubbler and small recirc Pump in your Nutrient Tank.
Set P.H to 5.8 to 6.0..... 5.8 for pure Coco and..... 5.8 to 6.0 if using Worm Casting's in the mix
Never let the Coco get any drier than about 50% of the Pot weight..If you do then the Osmotic pressure will go through the roof.
My Seedling get watered about every 3rd Day and in mid Flower they get watered twice a day, this can and will vary depending on your Pot size, age and Plant.
Basically they need feeding when the Pot gets to about 50% weight
Always get 20% run off
Never drip feed, always flood the pots.
Never flush with just plain water, this will stuff up your Microbe's
Use Calmag at 0.5 ml per liter the whole grow or 1.0 ml per liter if you use distilled or RO water. you can back it off even further when in mid flower
Cannabis is a Calcium Whore just like Tomato Plants!
10 liter Pots are fine, using any bigger is just a waste. Taller Pots are better than shallow.
Do all that and you will get this sort of performance from pretty much any Auto in just 4 Weeks
See Photo of my own Auto Breed called WTF.....She is 28 Days old from Germination
Use Buffered Coco and if you really want your plants to Rock on, then mix 10% Worm Castings and 10% Rice Hulls to offset the poor airation of the Worm Castings.
If you use Straight Coco then don't use any Perlite.
Every time you add stuff to the Coco it lessen's the CEC ratio the Coco Nutrient is designed for, & just takes up root space.. Perlite does nothing for the perfomance of Coco unless you are using poor quality Coco to begin with. The Worm Castings make a big difference and it's more than worth the trade off. The Microbes from the Worm Castings can't be overstated!!!!......It took a while, but now this Stuff called Recharge is all the rage...Don't bother with that overpriced stuff just use Worm Castings
Leave 30mm space at the top of the Pot.
If you use poor quality or Brick Coco then Flush Flush Flush and Flush again with just Plain Water then Buffer as per Paragraph 4.
If you use Coco correctly then Fungus Gnats will be an issue...So here's the good Oil on that...Place Flyscreen or cotton Cloth in the Bottom of the Pots before adding in you Media
This will stop them getting into the bottom drain holes in the Pots, this is often overlooked..Place 1 Teaspoon of Mosquito Bits evenly over the top of the Coco..When your Plants are about 2 weeks old place course Sand or small crushed sharp gravel on the top of the Media about 20 to 30 mm deep, this will stop them getting in the Top.
When Prepping the Coco mix up 1.5 ML per liter of Cal/Mag and 4 Ml per liter of Rhizotonic or Seasol and PH it to 5.8 let it sit for at least 2 days and check and adjust the PH if necessary and flush it with at least 100% run off.
These are the following nutrients I use
Canna Coco A&B
Calmax (Calmag)
Cannazym (not necessary if you do not use Worm Castings)
Seasol or Rhizotonic
PK 13/14 (1 week as directed early flower)
Basic E.C. Levels assuming the Water has an E.C of 0.2
Seedlings------ 1.0 to 1.2 E.C
Veg -------- 1.2 to 1.5 E.C.
Flower ------ 1.5 to 1.8 I usually sit at 1.6 for flower except for the 1 week of PK then it's about 1.8 E.C
Late Flower---- 1.2
Last Week just PH water with Cannazym or just PH water...I use Cannazym to help reduce shock
Always let your nutrient sit for 2 to 3 days before using it, the PH will drift during that time. After 2 or 3 days adjust it and it will be rock steady.
Don't leave your Nutrient any longer than 10 days....Always use and Air Bubbler and small recirc Pump in your Nutrient Tank.
Set P.H to 5.8 to 6.0..... 5.8 for pure Coco and..... 5.8 to 6.0 if using Worm Casting's in the mix
Never let the Coco get any drier than about 50% of the Pot weight..If you do then the Osmotic pressure will go through the roof.
My Seedling get watered about every 3rd Day and in mid Flower they get watered twice a day, this can and will vary depending on your Pot size, age and Plant.
Basically they need feeding when the Pot gets to about 50% weight
Always get 20% run off
Never drip feed, always flood the pots.
Never flush with just plain water, this will stuff up your Microbe's
Use Calmag at 0.5 ml per liter the whole grow or 1.0 ml per liter if you use distilled or RO water. you can back it off even further when in mid flower
Cannabis is a Calcium Whore just like Tomato Plants!
10 liter Pots are fine, using any bigger is just a waste. Taller Pots are better than shallow.
Do all that and you will get this sort of performance from pretty much any Auto in just 4 Weeks
See Photo of my own Auto Breed called WTF.....She is 28 Days old from Germination
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